Copy and book holder



H. SAFFURD.

COPY AND BOOK HOLDER.

APPLICATloN man JUNE 4.1917.

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H. SAFFORD.

COPY AND BOOK HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED IIINE 4.1917.

www como UNITEB STATES PATENT (lFFlCE.

HENRY SAFFORD, 0F BLISSVILLE, ARKANSAS.

COPY AND BOOK HOLDER.

Application filed June 4, 1917'.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, HENRY SArroRD, a citizen of the United States, residing at Blissville, in the county of Drew, State of Arkansas, have invented a new and useful Copy and Book Holder; and I do hereby declare the following to ybe a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to an improved copy and book holder, and one of the objects of the invention is to provide a holder of this kind, whereby the copy or book holder may be held in various positions, either for copying or reading purposes.

A further object of the invention is to provide a holder, a swinging arm therefor, provided with suitable means for attaching the arm to various kinds of stationary supports, such as table tops, backs of .chairs and the like whereby the holder may be adjusted to different positions for holding` the copy or book, for copying or reading purposes.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a copy or book holder proper, consisting of a swveled frame on the arm7 provided with spring tensioned upper and lower clamping members for clamping` the copy or 'book in position.

A further object of the invention is to Y provide an improved copy holder having an especially designed line indicator, which may be easily and quickly adjusted from one line to another of the copy that is carried by the holder.

1n practical fields, the details of construction may necessitate alterations falling within the scope of what is claimed.

The invention comprises further features and combination of parts, as hereinafter set forth, shown in the drawings and claimed.

ln the drawings Figure 1 is a view in side elevation of the improved copy and hook holder, constructed in accordance with the invention.

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view of the same, showing` parts in elevation.

Fig. 3 is a top plan view, showing parts 1n section.

Fig. 4L is a sectional view on line 4 4 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is a sectional view on line 5-5 of Fig. 1.

Referring more especially to the drawings, 1 designates a member, which is pro- Specifcation of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 21, 1919.

Serial No. 172,812.

vided with laterally extending ears 2, having beveled apertures 3 for the reception of screws or the like 41, whereby the member 1 may 'be secured to a stationary support rlhe lower portions of the front and rear parts of the member 1 are provided with notches or recesses 6 and 7, for the reception of the edge part of a table or desk top or the like, not shown, for supporting the member in position, whereby the swinging bracket may be supported, as shown. The extreme lower end of the member 1 is provided with an obliquely disposed notch or recess 8, for the reception of the edge part of a chair back or the like, not shown, to support the member l. A thumb screw 9 may be threaded through any one of the apertures 10, 11 and 12, to bind against table, desk top or chair back, to hold the member 1 rigid. Constructed integrally with the forward edge of the member 1 are the lugs 13 and 1&1, and secured by screws 15 to the upper end of the member 1, is a plate 16 having its end overlying the lug 14. A suitable link 17 having its ends provided with upwardly and downwardly extending pins 18 and 19 is provided. The pins 1S extend through apertures of the lug lll and the end 20 of the plate 16, thereby pivoting the link 17 in position. Also engaging the pins 1S are the links 21, there being nuts 22 threaded upon the pins 18 to hold the links 21 in place. Pivoted on the lug 13 by means of the bolt 23 is a link 25 on said bolt to render the pivotal connection secure. The copy holder bracket consists of the elongated plates or bars 26 and 27, which are pivotally mounted upon the pins 19, between the links 17 and 21, there being nuts 28 on the pins 19 to hold said parts pivotally united. Extending downwardly from the plate or bar 27, near its outer end, is an arm 29, the extension 30 of which extends downwardly through the outer end of the elongated link 31, said eX- tension 30 having a nut 32 threaded thereon, to hold the link 31 connected to the arm 29. rlhe other end of the elongated link 31 is connected to the link 24 by the pivot bolt 33. The pivot bolts 23 and .33 are axially alined with the pivot pins 18 and 19, so that the links 17, 21 and 24- will move in unison, the same beingtrue of the elongated strips or bars 26 and 27 and the elongated link 31. A member 34- is disposed between. the outer ends of the elongated strips or 24, there being a nut bars 26 and 27 to hold said bars spaced. This member 34 is provided with extensions 359which extend through and are riveted to the elongated strips or bars 26 and 27. The lower end of a shaft 36 is mounted in bearings 37 and 38 of the outer end of the bars or stripsy 26 and 27, there being a collar 39 secured by a pin 40 to the shaft 3G, and arranged between the elongated strips or bars 26 and 27, to swivelly mount the shaft 36 on the bracket. A rectangular frame' 41 is rotatably mounted in the shaft 36, there being a collar 42 integral with the shaft 36 and interposed between the frame 41 and the elongated bar 26, to hold the frame 41 spaced above said bar 2G, whereby the frame may freely rotate. This frame 41 consists of the upper and lower pieces 43 and 44 and the vertical side strips or pieces 45, which are secured by screws 46 to said top and bottom cross pieces 43 and 44. Mounted upon the vertical shaft 36 are the cross pieces 47, the pins 48 acting `to prevent downward movement of said pieces 47. Connecting. the cross pieces 47 are the vertical strips or members 49. The edges 50 of the cross pieces 47 are so shaped as to conform to a book or the like, when open and supported on the lower strip 44 of said frame. The edges 50 of said cross pieces 47 may also be engaged by loose leaf copy. The bottom or lower strip 44 of the frame 41 is provided with dove tail guide grooves 51, in which the clamping strips 52 are guided. The clamping strips 52 are provided with clamping shoulders 53 to engage the leaves of a book, as shown in Fig. 3, in order to hold the leaves open. Springs 54, each of which has an end connected to one of the clamping strips, and its otherend connected at 55 to the lower 'bar or strip 44 of the frame 41, hold the shoulder 53 against the leaves of the book. Mounted in guides 56 of the upper bar 43 are the long arms 57 of the U-shaped clamping wires 5S. Springs 59 are connected to the long arm 57 of the wire clamps 5S and are in turn connected at 60 to the lower bar or strip 44 of the frame (Bopies of this patent may be obtained for 41, whereby the short arms G1 of the clamps 58 engage and hold the upper parts of the leaves of said book. By means of the clamps 53 and the clamping strip 52, a book or other copy may be held in open position on the frame 41, and the frame 41 may be rotated as desired, or the bracket swung to different positions suitable for reading or copying purposes. The lower strip or bar 44 of the frame 41 is provided with an upstanding lug 65, to which a suitable link is pivotally mounted. The line indicator or rule 67 is pivotally connected to the link G6, by means of the link 68, the pivotal connections between said parts being desig nated by the characters 69 and 70. By virtue of these various links, the indicator or rule may be adjusted inwardly or outwardly ormay be adjusted vertically. The indicator or rule 67 may be used so that its extremity may point to the end of the line of the copy, or it may be disposed as to extend horizontally of the copy, in parallelism with the line that is being copied. This indicator or line rule or marker may be varied in construction, as desired.

' The invention having been set forth, what is claimed as new and useful, is

vThe combination with a stationary support, of a bracket comprising a plurality of super-imposed parallel spaced bars, means interconnecting the bars to hold them superimposed and spaced, links connecting said bars to the stationary support, a perpendicular shaft rotatably carried by two of the bars at their outer ends, means between two of the bars and connected to the lower end of the shaft to prevent vertical movement thereof, and a book supporting frame rotatably mounted upon the shaft.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

HENRY SAFFORD.

Witnesses @HARLEY WILKs, SAML Lewis.

Washington, D. C. 

